History Quiz – Test 18

History quiz, test 18 of 21: 10 multiple-choice questions with answers. Try them, then play the interactive quiz on Zeno to earn XP.

  1. Question 171

    What year was the first successful powered flight by the Wright brothers?

    • A 1910
    • B 1905
    • C 1901
    • D 1903
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    Correct answer: 1903

  2. Question 172

    What year did the Emancipation Proclamation take effect in the United States?

    • A 1865
    • B 1859
    • C 1870
    • D 1863
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    Correct answer: 1863

  3. Question 173

    What year did the United States officially join the United Nations?

    • A 1950
    • B 1948
    • C 1939
    • D 1945
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    Correct answer: 1945

  4. Question 174

    What year was the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain, signed?

    • A 1810
    • B 1814
    • C 1816
    • D 1812
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    Correct answer: 1814

  5. Question 175

    What event is commonly recognized as the official end of the Vietnam War for the United States?

    • A Paris Peace Accords
    • B Tet Offensive
    • C Fall of Saigon
    • D Battle of Khe Sanh
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    Correct answer: Fall of Saigon

  6. Question 176

    What year did the Declaration of Independence get adopted in the United States?

    • A 1754
    • B 1776
    • C 1791
    • D 1781
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    Correct answer: 1776

  7. Question 177

    Which U.S. state was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1869?

    • A New York
    • B Texas
    • C California
    • D Wyoming
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    Correct answer: Wyoming

  8. Question 178

    What was the name of the ship that famously sank after hitting an iceberg during its maiden voyage in 1912?

    • A SS Andrea Doria
    • B RMS Titanic
    • C HMS Beagle
    • D RMS Lusitania
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    Correct answer: RMS Titanic

  9. Question 179

    What is the name of the first president of the United States?

    • A James Madison
    • B John Adams
    • C George Washington
    • D Thomas Jefferson
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    Correct answer: George Washington

  10. Question 180

    Which amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery?

    • A 1st Amendment
    • B 13th Amendment
    • C 19th Amendment
    • D 15th Amendment
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    Correct answer: 13th Amendment

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